Lomax

Yeah, RF is seriously weird. I have an electrical engineering background, but never got into RF and always regarded it as a dark art...

Don't really matter what it's called if it doesn't work; tested on two different radios in two different locations with terrible results...

You should read the thread before posting.

Thanks, useful knowledge 👍 Maybe not dissimilar to the radar reflectors that, when cut open, were found to contain screwed up tin foil 😁

And to think I praised up Glomex to my mate - how embarrassing! I guess this is the perfect example of what happens when engineer-led...

Ha. There was never anything wrong with this antenna - it's just a piece of junk. I was able to remove the base quite easily after...

Nah. It's exactly how I imagined it, apart from the zig-zag bends in the wire. I guess these are to prevent it rattling inside the tube...

Ok, I'm going to cut through the fibreglass tube a little below where the damage was, and see if I can remove it. If the antenna uses a...

Maybe I should give up and cut the thing open, you know, for the science?

This seems to me the most likely as well. Firstly because I don't see the benefit of a coil construction at VHF frequencies, unless you...

Thanks guys, you gave me the confidence to connect the antenna to my boat's VHF, and I've been listening on the shipping channel for the...

Friend of mine had got hold of a new & unused Glomex VHF antenna, still in original packagaing, that he wanted me to help install on his...